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Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:31 pm Reply and quote this post
Hi, my name is Alex and this is my first post on this forums.  Let me start by saying that I will be building a custom gaming computer that will be desined to play F.E.A.R., CoD2, and most of all BF2 for a budget of under $1,400 American.  I already have hardware plans of my own, but I would like to see what you think I should buy, then I will show you my hardware thoughts and well compare.  So if one of you would be kind enough to quickly build a computer to play the games I listed for a budget of $1,400 American that would be great. :D


Oh yeah btw, I will be needing a monitor, keboard, mouse, and speakers.


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Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:04 pm Reply and quote this post
What about OS? With everything except OS the following would be nice:

Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP - $239.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 - $233.00
GeIL 2GB PC6400 DDR2-800 - $199.00
Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 250GB - $78.99
eVGA 7900GT - $275.99
Pioneer DVR-111D - $31.82
Coolermaster Centurion 5 - $49.99
Fortron AX450-PN - $51.50
Creative X-fi XtremeMusic - $111.99
Logitech Z-5300e - $114.99
Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard & Mouse -  $21.99

Total w/o shipping (note: ZipZoomFly offers free shipping on most products) - $1,409.25

As for monitor, you didn't say whether you wanted an LCD or a CRT. I would suggest a CRT considering you can get them for so cheap. I bought a used 22\" for a little under $100. If you want an LCD, something like a Viewsonic VX922 would be good. However, you would have to skimp on some other components. The above configuration should just give you a good idea to start off with. For example, get cheaper speakers and/or use onboard video and that would make room in your budget.


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Thu Sep 07, 2006 4:00 pm Reply and quote this post
The system KoolDrew suggested there is a great choice, if you're inclined towards Intel.  I personally would go with an AMD - powered computer, but that is entirely up to you.
If you really need it under $1,400,  The thing I would knock down a bit is the sound card.  There are other X-tremeMusic cards that are cheaper, and there are also speaker sets that are cheaper.  But if you really need great sound, I'd stay with those.


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Fri Sep 08, 2006 6:16 am Reply and quote this post
I would not hesitate to recommend the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ or the Intel Core 2 Duo E6400. And acompany either of the above with a solid ATI based chipset. They are amazing IMO.

And here is some nice DDR2 Ram.
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34232

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